Week of June 1, 2002

With fears of war in South Asia, the U.S. urges more than 60,000 Americans to

leave India immediately.

President Bush, under pressure from Congress proposes creating a Cabinet-

level department to oversee homeland defense.

President Bush says that America must take “preemptive action” against the

worst terrorist threats “before they emerge” and must confront evil-doers “in any

dark corner of the world.”

U.S. intelligence officials identify a mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks - a

Kuwaiti named Khalid Shaikh Mohammed - a top Bin Laden officer.

At least 14 are dead after a car packed with explosives blows up along a

crowded bus in Jerusalem.

House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt backs President Bush’s call for the

ouster of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein but accuses the administration of lacking

an “appropriate sense of urgency” in strengthening homeland defenses.

years on the throne as she and her husband,

Prince Philip; greet a crowd gathered at Windsor

Castle.

Mortgage rates edge down to a six-year low -

6.76% on average.

Wendy’s International Inc. says they have

agreed to buy the parent company of Baja Fresh

Mexican Grill for $275 million in cash.

Technology -

Netscape releases Netscape 7 for download.

Sports - Unheard of - but the United States defeats Portugal to win the World

Cup.

Entertainment news -

Columbia Pictures buys feature film rights to the Internet comic strip “Shrink!” for

Jennifer Lopez to produce and star in, as a superhero psychiatrist.

Week of June 1, 2002

Passing - Media Mogul Lew Wasserman - Ex MCA chief. He was 89.

Some 2002 Tony Award Winners -

Best play - “The Goat or Who is Sylvia?”

Best Musical - “Thoroughly Modern Millie.”

Leading actor - Alan Bates, “Fortune’s Fool.”

Leading actress - Lindsay Duncan, “Private Lives.”

Music -

Michael Jackson becomes the latest pop star to go after his old record company

- and does so with Sony Corp, accusing them of questionable accounting

practices. He is bringing in attorney Johnny Cochran to launch an initiative to

fight unfair contracts in the recording industry.

Rapper R. Kelly is arrested in Florida as authorities in Chicago announce an

indictment of 21 counts of child pornography stemming from a home video.

member of the Ramones. He was 49 of a

possible drug overdose. He was born Douglas

Colvin. His death comes 14 months after the

Ramones most famous member - Joey

Ramone - died of cancer.

Bruce Springsteen says he and the E Street

Band have completed their first full album

together since “Born in the U.S.A” in 1984. The

album is set for release in July 30.

For the first time since 1963, there are no

British acts in the national 100 songs! The

highest % of British acts on the national charges was back in 1986 with 32% with

such bands as Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys and Simple Minds.

Television news -

Louis Rukeyser moves to CNBC with the new “Louis Rukeyser’s Wall Street”

after 32 years with PBS.

NBC sends Brian Williams will be traveling to New Delhi for a series of reports on

the tensions between India and Pakistan and will air on NBC’s “Nightly News”

this week.

Week of June 1, 2002

CBS won’t show a TV ad by brokerage firm Charles Schwab Corp. that draws a

sleazy picture of Wall Street stock brokerages at a time the industry is fending of

charges o abusive sales practices.

Passing - Freeman King - actor and comedian. He was

59.

Top TV -

Sunday Lakers-Kings Basketball (CBS) -

23.80

CSI - 17.22

Lakers-Kings on Friday - 16.64

Lakers-Kings on Tuesday - 14.59

Everybody Loves Raymond - 14.43

Becker - 12.47

Friends - 10.70

Primetime Thursday - 10.57

Price is Right: Air Force - 10.30

Celtics-Nets Basketball - 9.91

King of Queens - 9.46

Will & Grace - 9.43

Judging Amy - 9.32

Frasier - 9/30

The Guardian - 9.09

Family Law - 9.09

JAG - 9.09

At the movies

The Sum of All Fears

Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the

Clones

Spider Man From Yesterday

Undercover Brother

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Insomnia

Enough

About a Boy

Unfaithful

The New Guy

Week of June 1, 2002

Week of June 1, 2002